The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. (One is unable to notice something because it is always before oneโs eyes.) The real foundations of his enquiry do not strike a man at all
Ludwig WittgensteinHere the term 'language-game' is meant to bring into prominence the fact that the speaking of language is part of an activity, of a form of life.
Ludwig WittgensteinThe feeling of an unbridgeable gulf between consciousness and brain-process:When does this feeling occur in the present case?It is when I (for example) turn my attention in a particular way on to my own consciousness, and, astonished, say to myself: THIS is supposed to be produced by a process in the brain!--as it were clutching my forehead.
Ludwig WittgensteinThink of the tools in a tool-box: there is a hammer, pliers, a saw, a screwdriver, a rule, a glue-pot, nails and screws.--The function of words are as diverse as the functions of these objects.
Ludwig Wittgenstein